A (tiny) face in the crowd
How 50 years and one photo captured an icon’s essence, soothed an artist’s soul, and validated a family’s tall tale.
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Automated sentries track internet censorship
A team of U-M researchers has turned public internet servers worldwide into automated sentries that can monitor and report when access to websites is being blocked.
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The best possible parent
Parents facing such stresses as poverty, incarceration, or mental health issues may pass that stress along to young children, impacting the child’s health for years.
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Have a heart
Protect your heart this Valentine’s Day with tips from a Michigan Medicine expert who changed the course of his health with daily exercise.
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Elvis at the end
Just before he died at 42, the King rocked Crisler Arena in a slightly strange and thoroughly unforgettable concert.
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From talking the talk to walking the walk
U-M geneticist and researcher at the Life Sciences Institute is the first Saudi woman to be named a Rhodes Scholar. And it all started with a podcast.
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Winners take all
Former New York Times columnist Anand Giridharadas delivers a new book that exposes ‘the elite charade of changing the world.’
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Editor's Blog
A gift from the editorial gods
Storytellers often preface an outrageous tale with the disclaimer: “You couldn’t make this stuff up.” And they’re usually right. -
Talking About Books
Tongue-tied and illiterate?
A Moroccan encounter with the ancient Berber alphabet leaves novelist Nicholas Delbanco feeling tongue-tied.
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Talking About Movies
Beat by beat
Frank Beaver reviews alumnus Jim Mercurio’s book ‘The Craft of Scene Writing.’
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Health Yourself
Fake sweeteners make for real problems
Victor Katch reports on the disturbing surge in artificial sweeteners in our food supply and warns about their harmful effects.
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Unlocking artistic potential
In 1996, Stamps professors Janie Paul and Buzz Alexander launched the Annual Exhibition of Art by Michigan Prisoners through their Prison Creative Arts Project. These images include selected works in the 2019 installation. Prisoners report they become more self-confident, more at peace, and more generous through art, Paul says. (Some of these images are cropped for size. Make sure to view the complete work.)
